Climate COP31 Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a U.N. climate summit that the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza isn't only a genocide but an ecocide. Ergodan on Wednesday called on Israel to allow aid into the Palestinian territory. Torrential rains and floods have destroyed tents and shelters in Gaza. That has left many Palestinians without food, water or dry places to sleep. A 2025 U.N. Environment Program report says the war has severely damaged Gaza’s crops and trees, contaminated marine ecosystems and decimated its ability to handle sewage and garbage.